Mug
SubjectIn the shape of
Samuel L. Clemens
American, 1835 - 1910
Dateabout 1915
MediumCast porcelain with a clear glaze and underglaze blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (9.8 x 13.3 x 7cm)
Credit LineGift of Alice Kugelman
DescriptionWhite, porcelain mug in the shape of a man's head. The man has curly hair, bushy eyebrows, a moustache, and underglaze blue eyes. He is wearing a cap, the sides of which form the rim of the mug. The handle is located in the back of the man's head. Raised lettering on the bottom of the mug reads, "GIFFEN TRUE PORCELAIN/ MARK TWAIN/ DINE-DANCE/ HARTFORD/ F. SOLDATE-PRES". There are two blue dots on the cap and one small air bubble in the man's chin. Small air bubbles are located wherever the glaze is thickest. These were formed at the time of manufacture.
Object number1987.51.2
MarkingsThere is one mark on the bottom of the mug, formed in raised letters, "GIFFEN TRUE PORCELAIN/ MARK TWAIN/ DINE-DANCE/ HARTFORD/ F. SOLDATE-PRES".NotesSubject Note: The mug is in the shape of the head of author Samuel L. Clemens (1835-1910), better known as Mark Twain. (Hunt 11/23/2004)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view1916-1922
1775-1800
1997-1999
late 18th-early 19th century
about 1915-1930
1840-1860
late 19th-early 20th century
1790-1820
1790-1815